Tennessee lawmakers backing a private-school voucher plan got a bounce Wednesday from President Donald Trump, who was expected to sign an executive order to expand “school choice” programs nationwide,
During a special legislative session that went into the evening Wednesday, lawmakers approved a series of measures aimed at helping East Tennesseans.
The Tennessee General Assembly passed bills related to Hurricane Helene relief on Wednesday night. The state House passed the bills after they were approved by the Senate earlier Wednesday. State representatives from across Northeast Tennessee stood by the podium as the bills were discussed and voted on.
In its special session, the Tennessee legislature is taking on immigration bills, but not without some input from the public that caused state troopers to forcibly remove audience members.
Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse is seeking to adopt immigration enforcement policies to assist President Donald Trump illegal immigration crackdown.
Lawmakers passed seven bills through 17 committee hearings in a span of a day. Final votes set for Thursday on vouchers and immigration.
Tony Vitello said Tennessee baseball has four positions in the lineup open as the Vols head toward the season opener on Feb. 14.
Two community outposts in the town of Crossville aim to ease the stresses of low income residents, including seniors on fixed incomes.
Kimberly Diei, a pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee, tweeted about Cardi B's sexually explicit song "WAP" under the handle
Women who said they were secretly recorded during intimate moments with one Nashville man are now celebrating a victory at the State Capitol.
East Tennessee State visits the Furman Paladins after Braylyn Milton scored 21 points in the Buccaneers' 48-46 loss to the Chattanooga Mocs.
Nissan Motor Co. is eliminating a work shift at two US vehicle assembly plants and trimming its hourly staff via buyouts, a downsizing to align its output with lower sales volumes as it mulls a possible sale to Honda Motor Co.